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James Scott Cooper

Male 1883 - 1963  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  James Scott Cooper was born on 12 Jan 1883 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 1963 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    On Jim Cooper's "Trails to Texas" blog http://www.trailstotexas.com/

    Shown James Scott Cooper (1883-1963). Married Alpha Olivia "Alphie" Martin (1887-1970). They had 6 daughters and 7 sons. Virgie Speights also shows that they were the parents of 13.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDYQ-P88
    name: James Scott Cooper
    death date: 11 Apr 1963
    death place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas
    residence Pineland
    gender: Male
    race: White
    death age: 80 years
    estimated birth date:
    birth date: 12 Jan 1883
    birthplace: Sabine County, Texas
    marital status: Married
    occupation carpenter retired construction
    veteran? no
    spouse's name:
    father's name: James Cooper
    father's birthplace:
    mother's name: Amilia Jacks
    mother's birthplace:
    occupation: Carpenter
    place of residence: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
    cemetery: Jacks Cemetery
    burial place: Pineland, Texas
    informant Marvin Cooper
    burial date: 13 Apr 1963
    additional relatives: X
    film number: 2117272
    digital film number: 4028589
    image number: 1570
    reference number: CN25861
    Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," James Scott Cooper, 1963

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1910 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 3
    Enumerated 29 Apr 1910
    SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B
    325-330
    Cooper, J. Scott Head M W 28 m1 5 Tx Miss Tx Laborer Odd Jobs
    Cooper, Alpha Wf F W 23 M1 5 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Jewel Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Joy Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Adrian Son M W 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    327-332
    Cooper, James A Head M W 66 m1 43 Miss Miss Miss farmer
    Cooper, Amelia Wf F W 63 m1 43 11/7 La La La
    Cooper, Ernest Son M W 23 S Tx Miss Laborer Lumber Mill
    Cooper, Emory Son M W 23 S Tx Miss La Laborer Lumber Mill

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
    Enumerated 21 and 22 Jan 1920
    SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 17A
    Pineland and Brookeland Road
    331-331
    Cooper, James A Head m W 76 M Miss Tn Miss Farmer
    Cooper, Amelia Wf F W 72 m La La La
    332-332
    Cooper, D Earnest Head M W 33 M Tx Miss La
    Cooper, Hettie Wf F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
    Jacks, Taylor Lodger m W 48 S Tx La Miss Farm laborer
    333-333
    Cooper, Scott Head M W 37 m Tx Miss La farmer
    Cooper, Alpha Wf F W 32 m Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Jewel Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Adrian Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Oda Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Ruby Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Elton Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Floy M Dtr F W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

    1930 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
    Enumerated 16 Apr 1930
    ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 3B
    Highway #8
    57-65
    Cooper, James S Head M W 47 M 22 Tx Miss Tx Farmer General farm
    Cooper, Alpha O Wf F W 33 m 18 Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Jewell O Dtr F W 23 D Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Otis J Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
    Cooper, Ruby L Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
    Cooper, Elton O Son M W 12 s Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
    Cooper, Floy M Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Macill L Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Blanche E Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Marvin D Son M W 7 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cooper, Ircil D Son F M 1 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Honeycutt, Weldon Grdson M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    Honeycutt, Carl E Grdson M W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Honeycutt, Joyce l Grddtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

    James married Alpha Olivia Martin on 29 May 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Alpha (daughter of William Franklin "Frank" Martin and Mary Ann Elizabeth Jordan) was born on 23 Apr 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Dec 1970 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried on 21 Dec 1970 in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jewel Carmen Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1906 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 1973 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas.
    2. 3. Joy Ada Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Jun 1910 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 4. Adrian Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 5. Otis J. Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in Texas; and died.
    5. 6. Ruby Lee Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1913 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Jun 2007 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 7. Elton O. Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1915 in Texas; and died.
    7. 8. Laverne Lucille Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1917 in Texas; died on 16 Jun 1918 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    8. 9. Floy Mae Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1918 in Texas; and died.
    9. 10. Macil La'v Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1920 in Texas; died on 13 Feb 1990 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    10. 11. Elmore Eugene Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1922 in Texas; died on 19 Dec 1922 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    11. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    12. 13. Marvin Dwain Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1927 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jul 1994 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.
    13. 14. Orville Doyle Cooper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1929 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jewel Carmen Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 12 Dec 1906 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 1973 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K36T-X7N
    name: Jewel Nerren
    event: Death
    event date: 10 Sep 1973
    event place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States
    gender: Female
    marital status: Married
    birth date: 12 Dec 1906
    birthplace: Pineland, Texas
    father's name: Jim Scott Cooper
    mother's name: Alphea Martin
    certificate number: 103554
    Informant T L Nerren (husband)
    Cemetery Magnolia Woodville Texas
    film number: 2242963
    digital folder number: 005145939
    image number: 01012
    Collection: Jewel Nerren, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Lee Nerren. Thomas was born on 25 Jul 1892 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; died on 8 Aug 1974 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Joy Ada Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 18 Apr 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Jun 1910 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Joy Ada Cooper, Elmore Eugene Cooper and Laverne Lucille Cooper share a triple marker at Jacks Cemetery in Sabine County, inscribed "Our Darlings."


  3. 4.  Adrian Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 28 Jan 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    In 1964 he was living in Austin.


  4. 5.  Otis J. Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1912 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Could this be the James Otis Cooper (25 Sept 1911-13 Apr 2006) on the SSDI whose last residence was Boerne, Kendall County, Texas? Very likely as in 1964 he was living in nearby San Antonio. There are also Otis Cooper's, born in 1911 and 1912 who died in Pampa and Humble. Noted that first name may have instead been spelled ODIS.


  5. 6.  Ruby Lee Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 7 Jan 1913 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Jun 2007 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Obituary

    Mr. Ruby Lee Cooper, 94, of Vidor, TX. formerly of Pineland, TX., died June 13, 2007 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill, TX. at 2:00 P.M. with burial in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, TX. Visitation will be at Starr Funeral Home, Friday, June 15, from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Mr. Cooper was a native of Pineland, TX., a member of Church of Christ, a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of Sabine County VFW Post. Survivors: Sisters: Blanche Armstrong of Vidor, TX., Floy Mae Cooper of Vidor, TX., Sisters-in-law: Clarice Cooper of San Antonio, TX., Earlene Cooper of Corpus Christi, TX., Erma Cooper of Cedar Park, TX., numerouse nieces and nephews. Starr Funeral Home 511 Starr Street Hemphill, Texas 75948 (409) 787-3331

    From Beaumont Enterprise June 16, 2007
    As shown on Webpage linked on Ancestry.com


    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X21S-BXR
    name: Ruby Lee Cooper
    event: Birth
    event date: 07 Jan 1913
    event place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas, United States
    gender: Male
    father: James Scott Cooper
    mother: Alpha Martin
    certificate number: 2284
    digital folder number: 004136864
    image number: 00118
    Collection: Ruby Lee Cooper, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"


    US World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Name Ruby L Cooper
    Birth Year 1913
    Race White, citizen (White)
    Nativity State or Country Texas
    State of Residence Texas
    County or City Sabine

    Enlistment Date 16 Oct 1942
    Enlistment State Texas
    Enlistment City Tyler
    Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Branch Code Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Grade Private
    Grade Code Private
    Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
    Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
    Source Civil Life

    Education Grammar school
    Civil Occupation Unskilled sawmill occupations, n.e.c.
    Marital Status Single, with dependents
    Height 70
    Weight 126


  6. 7.  Elton O. Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1915 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    In 1964, he was living in Port Arthur.


  7. 8.  Laverne Lucille Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 29 Mar 1917 in Texas; died on 16 Jun 1918 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Joy Ada Cooper, Elmore Eugene Cooper and Laverne Lucille Cooper share a triple marker at Jacks Cemetery in Sabine County, inscribed "Our Darlings."


  8. 9.  Floy Mae Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1918 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    As of 2007, she was a resident of Vidor.


  9. 10.  Macil La'v Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 28 Oct 1920 in Texas; died on 13 Feb 1990 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Her tombstone is inscribed "Sister."


  10. 11.  Elmore Eugene Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 6 Dec 1922 in Texas; died on 19 Dec 1922 in Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Joy Ada Cooper, Elmore Eugene Cooper and Laverne Lucille Cooper share a triple marker at Jacks Cemetery in Sabine County, inscribed "Our Darlings."


  11. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  12. 13.  Marvin Dwain Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 30 May 1927 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Jul 1994 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    In 1964, he was living in Port Arthur.

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH8W-ZWT
    name: Marvin Dwain Cooper
    event: Birth
    event date: 30 May 1927
    event place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas, United States
    gender: Male
    father: James Scott Cooper
    mother: Alpha Oleavy Martin
    certificate number: 34862
    digital folder number: 004687383
    image number: 00896
    Collection: Marvin Dwain Cooper, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

    OBITUARY

    Marvin Dwain Cooper

    Marvin Dwain Cooper, 67, of 2446 Duff Drive, Groves, died Tuesday, July 19, 1994.

    Funeral services were held Friday at the chapel of Clayton Thompson Funeral Directiors Inc in Groves with Tony Ripley officiating. Interment followed at Greenlawn Cemetery.

    Born May 30, 1927, in Pineland, he was a longtime resident of Jefferson County as was a retired supervisor from Texaco with 40 years service. Cooper was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

    Survivors: wife, Berdie Marie Cooper; two sons, Ronnie Cooper and Randie Cooper, both of Groves; a daughter, Roxie Cooper Phelps; four brothers, R. L. "Rube" Cooper of Pineland, Otis Cooper of San Antonio, Doyle Cooper of Corpus Christi, Elton Cooper of Pt. Arthur; two sisters, Floy Mae Cooper of Pineland and Blanche Armstrong of Vidor; and seven grandchildren.

    The Sabine County Reporter, July 27, 1994, Page 9.


  13. 14.  Orville Doyle Cooper Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 31 Jan 1929 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    In 1964, he was living in Houston.



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